Re: [Banshee-List] Mockup for Banshee 2.0 toolbar.

[Buyongo Phiri <devicehandler gmail com>]

I will fix it up and post something more polished up when i am back in
front of my computer, I noticed that there is concern about the seeker
bar and large files should i take it into consideration on my next
mockup or is it not necessary? also in terms of

On 1/6/11, Fabien Cortina <freongrr gmail com> wrote:
> I like these mockups a lot.
>
> I dig the idea of different views but there is no point in having two nearly
> identical list views. The album art on the second mockup should have its
> size reduced (if you want to view the full-size covert, just switch to the
> Now Playing screen). The list view in the third mockup should be a real list
> without separation for the album.  Otherwise it's too close to the previous
> view. Moreover a user might want to sort on artists or something else.
>
> Fir the top bar, I think there are too many controls on the right. The
> repeat and shuffle buttons could be moved next to the "next track" button;
> they look like they belong together and it would help centers the track
> progression widget.
> The view selection (album icons/rich list/plain list) would probably look
> better on the far right.
> Finally, I think the small album art could be removed: it's too small the be
> useful and it looks somewhat awkward.
>
>
> Le 6 janv. 2011 à 10:13, devicehandler <devicehandler gmail com> a écrit :
>
>> In terms of UI I wanted to try my hand at it also, and its now 3 in the
>> morning and I have something mildly presentable, could you please
>> elaborate further on your comment about being "singleton heavy" I'm not
>> sure I understand you David. Could I use this as an opportunity to try
>> gather support for a move towards putting together design team for
>> banshee. I figured most important would be for us to look at how we can
>> engineer a unique experience for users giving the interface as much flow
>> as possible should allow for ease of use and it will also help in making
>> banshee stand out from other linux multimedia apps below are a few ideas
>> of mine hopefully everything is coherent enough. Please let me know what
>> everybody thinks. 1. Remove list view pane 2. Give option on view modes
>> (grid view, list view, etc) 3. Remove Cover Art pane at bottom left 4.
>> Include Repeat and Shuffle button 5. Include buttons for view change 6. Do
>> the same when browsing videos Banshee Mockup 1: Grid View The grid view I
>> think would work well as a default option because it gives as much
>> information about accessible media at one goal, thumbnails on top and
>> information at the bottom. Banshee Mockup 2: List View with Album Art
>> Banshee Mockup 3: List View without Album Art The list views are more or
>> less the same with the exception of being able to see album art on the one
>> while browsing through your music, often I find it too cluttered when
>> browsing through a large music library with a list view, maybe if we were
>> to break the continuous flow with relevant information in headings sub
>> headings and artwork. Videos can get a similar treatment.
>> Mockup-1.pngMockup-2.pngMockup-3.png
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